This is why Ohtani, Haji Ohtani... There was a reason for not attending the "Unanimous MVP" award ceremony. "I will pray for the victims of the LA fire."

This is why Ohtani, Haji Ohtani... There was a reason for not attending the "Unanimous MVP" award ceremony. "I will pray for the victims of the LA fire."

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Shohei Ohtani (31, LA Dodgers), who won his third career "MVP" last year for his stellar performance, did not appear at the awards ceremony recently.

The BBWAA Awards ceremony and the 100th anniversary ceremony were held in New York, USA on the 26th (Korea time). The award ceremony, held around this time of year, is one of the few places where stars who won the two major leagues MVP, Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year Award gather in one place.
However, Ohtani, who unanimously won the NL MVP award last year, did not appear at the ceremony. 토토사이트

Ohtani played in 159 games during the 2024 season and bombed the league with a batting average of 0.310 54 home runs, 130 RBIs, 134 runs, 59 steals, and OPS 1.036, sweeping almost all batting categories including NL home runs, RBIs, runs scored, on-base percentage (390), slugging percentage (0.646), No. 1 in OPS, and No. 2 in batting average and stolen bases. He has surpassed the unprecedented mark of 50 home runs and 50 steals in MLB history.

Ohtani, who missed the ceremony, delivered his acceptance speech via video. He said, "I'm sorry that I couldn't attend this year's BBWAA Awards dinner. It was very difficult for me and my family to attend due to the recent massive fire in LA. My prayers go out to all the families who lost their homes and loved ones, all the people affected by the fire, and all the animals who were displaced or lost."

"Thank you BBWAA for this NL MVP award. This year has been a very special year in many ways and I want to thank many people. First of all, I want to thank the entire Los Angeles Dodgers for giving me the opportunity to play in this historic franchise," he said.

Lastly, Ohtani honored the award by saying, "I wanted to dedicate this award to the whole of L.A., to first responders, to firefighters, and to heroic efforts to put out fires. Let's be strong and united. We will get through this."

This is not the first time Ohtani has sent a message of support to wildfire victims and those who have been put in control of the fire. On the 17th, Ohtani said on his SNS, "My heart goes out to all the firefighters who continue to fight for us even in the face of a fire in LA. We will donate $500,000 to help firefighters and those who have to live in shelters."

Meanwhile, Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, the winner of AL MVP, also failed to attend the ceremony. "I'm so honored to win the AL MVP award in the 2024 season," he said in a video. "I want to apologize for not being able to attend the ceremony dinner tonight. Unfortunately, my wife and I couldn't attend as we are waiting for our first child to be born."